Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday September 2, 2009

** Now that it is September you may be thinking about Fall color. Pockets of Fall color show up around Bay Lake by mid September and by the last week many of the trees especially the Sugar Maple trees are showing excellent color. The average best date for Fall color around Bay Lake is between October 1st and October 5th.

** Lake temperatures are holding near 70 degrees on Bay Lake.

The average temperature at Bay Lake in September 1 goes from an average high of 73 degrees and an average low of 52 degrees on September 1st to an average high of 62 degrees and average low of 40 degrees on September 30th. Jonathan Yuhas

TODAY: Mostly sunny and pleasant with low humidity.

High: 75 degrees.

Wind: Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Chance for rain today: 0%.

** The UV Index today is 6, which is MODERATE, meaning you can sunburn in 25 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.

7 P.M. Weather: Clear skies - chance for rain is 0% - temperatures will be in the low 70s with Southeast winds at 3 to 6 mph. Sunset tonight is 7:52 P.M.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm.

High: 76 degrees.

Wind: Southeast at 6 to 12 mph.

Chance for rain: 10% all day.

7 P.M. Partly cloudy skies - temperatures will be in the low 70s with Southeast winds at 4 to 8 mph. Sunset is 7:50 P.M.

Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:

FRI....................76.......Mostly sunny.

SAT....................77.......Partly cloudy and breezy.

SUN....................76.......Partly cloudy with a chance for some isolated thunderstorms but most areas will be dry - chance for rain is 20% all day and into the evening too.

MON....................76.......Partly to cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms - chance for rain is 30% all day.

Average high through the extended period is 71 degrees and the average low is 50 degrees.

Bay Lake Climate Data for today.

Average high:....72 degrees

Average low:.....51 degrees.

Sunrise:...6:35 A.M.

Sunset:....7:52 P.M.

Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 9/02/2009

Click on the boxes below to view live radar data from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Duluth/Superior and Fargo/Grand Forks. The radars will indicate active areas of thunderstorms and rain near the Bay Lake/Brainerd areas - Bay Lake is about 20 miles southeast of Brainerd.